Seed Starting
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Subject: Do you warm your dirt???
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iceman |
Eddyz@efirehose.net
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Curiousity has taken over. Do you warm the dirt you set your seeds into, or is it just at room temp.???? Eddy
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4/30/2005 4:23:33 PM
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Don Crews |
Lloydminster/AB
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Warm dirt. Nearly perfect germination rate since I started warming my dirt first. By the way, the 1097 is up. Now if the snow would melt, I could put it in the patch. (It's okay the greenhouse is up and it is warm! LOL!) Thanks again Eddy
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4/30/2005 4:33:48 PM
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Midnight Punkin' Hauler |
Butler, Ohio
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Warmed mine this time to see if it speeds up germination.
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4/30/2005 6:04:42 PM
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Phil H. |
Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic
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Eddy, I warm mine also. Have for the last couple years.
Phil
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4/30/2005 7:04:42 PM
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CountyKid (PECPG) |
Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)
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I use room temperature, profesional planting mix. I soak it with warm water (warm to the touch). Then keep the air temp around 80F. It worked great this year. I started mine on April 22nd and some now have 2 true leaves(8 days).
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5/1/2005 10:39:23 PM
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Brigitte |
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I use a seedling heat mat thing . . . keeps it around 80 degrees.
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5/1/2005 11:05:43 PM
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gordon |
Utah
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can you warm up dirt in the microwave oven ?
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5/2/2005 1:04:15 PM
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Smitty |
Edmonton, Canada
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I would be careful about warming in the microwave. You could nuke some of the helpful organisms. The oven may be a better idea.
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5/2/2005 1:27:05 PM
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Canuck |
Atlanta, Georgia
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Just a comment here that I agree with warming up the dirt but I am only doing it about an hour before putting the seed into it because I don't want to promote any rot or disease from the warm temps too soon. We'll see! Michel
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5/5/2005 6:07:42 AM
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